A shinkansen bullet train makes an emergency stop after a passenger finds a snake coiled around an armrest.

A concert staff was seriously injured after a piece of confetti ruptured her right eyeball.

Japan's government proposes holding a trilateral summit with China and South Korea in December.

Chinese aircraft including warplanes flew between Japan's Okinawa and Miyako islands for the first time.

An engineer in Hiroshima comes up with a way to extend the life of concrete and solve Japan's aging infrastructure probl...

A postal employee is seriously injured after his vehicle falls from a fractured road on a rain-soaked hill.

Japan writes off debt owed by Cuba, seeks stronger economic ties and cooperation on North Korea during Prime Minister Sh...

The Bank of Japan launched a new type of monetary easing in an effort to meet their 2-percent inflation target.But as NT...

Ginza Place is ready to open its doors in Tokyo's glitzy Ginza district with aspirations to become an area landmark.

Two of Japan's most powerful women politicians meet for the first time since assuming their posts.